Court to consider the issue of occupation extreme dimensions of the al-Aqsa mosque

...Jerusalem Magistrate's Court today demanded that Israeli police clarify the reasons for the prevention of extremist right-wing activists from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque, who abuse the feelings of Muslims and insult the sanctity of al-Aqsa mosque. The police had arrested activist pending investigation after he beat on one of the staff of the Supreme Islamic Council in the campus and suffered injuries. Israeli police said it would respond to the request of the Court no later than next Sunday.

Until next week.

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UPDATE

The arrest of the Director of the Al-Aqsa Mosque extended...on Wednesday, the arrest and detention
of Director of the Al-Aqsa Mosque Pkarat [sp?] was extended until Friday, provided the interrogation ends. According
to the wife of Sheikh Pkarat, defense lawyers for her husband filed
an appeal on the decision of the Magistrate's Court issued last Monday,
and the judge extended his detention until Friday...[he] was arrested at Lod airport, while returning from travel after performing Umrah.The Zionist Magistrate's Court also extended the arrest of young Jerusalemites, Iyad Omar Shalabi, 21, and
Prince Alqdmana 18 years, until next Sunday on charges of assault on the
Zionist settlers in the neighborhood of Sawwanah Jerusalem, knowing that
they were arrested after a raid on their homes in the neighborhood this
morning yesterday.The
court also extended the arrest of Abdullah Abu Sabih 19 years, and
Thaer Abu Sabih 20 years, on Thursday, on charges of assault on settlers in Jerusalem.The Magistrate's Court yesterday extended the arrest Adli and Mohammed Najib on Thursday, on charges of assault on the settlers.

______________________UPDATE IIDistrict court informed Tobul this morning that his appeal doesn't belong in that court and so he'll go to the High Court of Justice.

About Me

American born, my wife and I moved to Israel in 1970. We have lived at Shiloh together with our family since 1981. I was in the Betar youth movement in the US and UK. I have worked as a political aide to Members of Knesset and a Minister during 1981-1994, lectured at the Academy for National Studies 1977-1994, was director of Israel's Media Watch 1995-2000 and currently, I work at the Menachem Begin Heritage Center in Jerusalem. I was a guest media columnist on media affairs for The Jerusalem Post, op-ed contributor to various journals and for six years had a weekly media show on Arutz 7 radio. I serve as an unofficial spokesperson for the Jewish Communities in Judea & Samaria.